Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-06
SPRING MEETING.
Third Day of the Sacramento CapHal
Turf Club Races.


Turf Club Races.
The attendance at Agricultural Park yes
terday, to witness the trotting and pacing
races, was the largest of the week. The
first event was special trot for purse OF
$500. The starters were Kate Bender, Blue
Bell, Clara g., Solitaire and Black Point.
Blue Bell won the first heat with ease,
Black Point second, Clara G.. third, Kate
Bender fourth and Solitaire fifth. Time,
2:3T4
After the first heat there was lively sale
of pools, at the following average: Field,
$50 Black Point, SIS; Clara g., Sl4; Kate
Bender, 81.
The horses had a good send-of for the
second heat, Blue Bell leading to the quar-
ter, with Black Point on her wheel. At the
half Point led by several open lengths, and
won the race handily in $40, Blue Bell
second, Kate Bender third, Solitaire fourth,
Clara G. fifth.
Kate Bender led at the quarter in the
third heat, when she broke and was passed
by Solitaire. At the three-eighths pole Black
Point went to the front, and won the heat
in 2:43I, Clara G. second, Solitaire third,
Kate Bender fourth, Blue Bell fifth. Pools
now sold: Black Point $25; field, $40.
Black Point won the fourth heat, taking
the lead from the start and maintaining it
to the finish, crossing the score two lengths
in advance of Solitaire in 241l.
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, SACRAMENTO,
May 5, 1SS7.-Special trot for named horses;
purse, 800.
C. H. Todd names b. g Black Point2 1 l 1
q q; + I, TAYLOR names bl m Blue BELL 3 3
"; F. smith names b. g. Solitaire. ...;...:'5 1 2
J. r. Hodson names bl III. Kate Bender.4
). c. Tyron names CHI. IN. Clara CID 2 D
Time, -2:i0-24S]}a-24l%.
PACING RACE.
In the pacing race, free for all, there were
five starters, as follows: Alderman, Chap
man, Shaker. Prince and Pocahontas. Be-
fore the start, pools sold: Chapman $50 ;
Pocahontas, $50; Shaker, SIG; field, $13.
Pocahontas took the first heat, Acker-
man second, Shaker third, Prince fourth,
Chapman fifth. Time, 2:254.
The second heat was a well-contested
race between Prince and Chapman, they
pacing like double team from the half
mile to the seven-eighths pole; when Chap
man pulled away and won by a length,
Alderman third, Shaker fourth and Poca-
hontas just inside the flag. Time, 2:26.
Chapman won so handily that no pools
could be sold against him. Horsemen on
the track claimed that he was an Eastern
flyer that could go in 2:14, if necessary.
Those who had backed the other horses
were very much disguised, and many left
the track, unwilling to stay and witness
the finish of so one-sided a race.
Chapman won the third heat in 2:2Sl,
Shaker second, Alderman third, Pocahon-
tas fourth, Prince fifth.
The fourth heat was won by Chapman,
Pochontas on his wheel, as he crossed the
score in 2:253.
SUMMARY.
AGRICULTURAL PARK COURSE, SACRAMENTO, May
5, 1SS7.-Pacing race, free for all; purse $500.
Lee Shaner names b. G. Chapman.......5 ! l l
S. c. Tryon names oh. N. Pocahontas.1 5 .
G. II. Gilman names b. G. Ackerman...2 3 3
J. K. Hodson names b. g. Shaker..-...3 4 ,
5. X. Trefry names br g. Prince..........4 = 5
Time, 2:2534-2:26-2;:2S11a-2:2554
The Handicapped has announced the
weights for the one mile dash to-day as
follows Stanley so, Leap Year 81, Lige
Clark 80, Sir Thad 102, Grover Cleveland
81, Patti, 81, Adeline 105, Dave Douglas
a. Binette 120, Modesto SO, Jim Duffy LOG.
Pool selling at the Golden Eagle last
evening was quite spirited, and averaged
about as follows:
Three-quarter mile dash-Geraldine $40,
Todhunter's stable So, field 81.
Three quarter mile dash-Not Idle $40,
Certiorari $3S, Modesto 50.
One mile dash-Binette $25, Adeline $40,
field 50.
One mile and quarter das he. II.
Todd $40, Binette $34, Laura Gardner ST.